name	documenting-project-history
description	Documenting and categorizing project prompts and decisions for StickerNest. Use when the user asks to document a session, record what was built, update project history, add to the prompt archive, or when starting a new session and needing context. Covers prompt categorization, decision history, and architectural evolution.

Documenting Project History

This skill maintains a living knowledge base of prompts, decisions, and architectural evolution for StickerNest. It helps future AI sessions understand context and continue work seamlessly.

When to Use This Skill

End of session: Document what was accomplished
Major feature complete: Record the approach taken
Architecture decision: Capture the why behind choices
Starting new session: Review history for context
User explicitly asks: "document this", "add to history", "record what we did"

How to Document

When documenting, add entries to prompt-history.md in this skill folder:

## [Category] Brief Title
**Date**: YYYY-MM-DD
**Summary**: 1-2 sentence overview
**Key Decisions**:
- Decision 1 and why
- Decision 2 and why
**Files Changed**: List of main files
**Related**: Links to related entries

Documentation Template

When the user asks to document, use this format:

---

## [CATEGORY] Title of Work Done
**Date**: [Today's date]
**Session Summary**:
[2-3 sentences describing what was accomplished]

**User's Original Request**:
> [Quote or paraphrase the user's initial prompt]

**Approach Taken**:
1. [Step 1]
2. [Step 2]
3. [Step 3]

**Key Decisions**:
- **[Decision]**: [Why this choice was made]

**Files Created/Modified**:
- `path/to/file.ts` - [brief description]

**Lessons Learned**:
- [Any insights for future sessions]

**Related Entries**: [Links to related history]

---

Viewing History

To help users understand project evolution:

Read prompt-history.md for full history
Summarize by category if requested
Find related past work for current tasks
Identify patterns in user requests

Maintaining the Archive

Keep entries concise but complete
Link related entries together
Update if decisions are reversed
Archive outdated approaches

Quick Reference Commands

When user says:

"document this" → Add entry for current session
"what did we do last time?" → Read recent history
"show widget history" → Filter by WIDGETS category
"update the history" → Append to prompt-history.md

Category	Description	Examples
`ARCHITECTURE`	System design, patterns, structure	Parallel rendering, state management
`WIDGETS`	Widget system, creation, pipelines	New widget types, Protocol changes
`SPATIAL`	VR/AR, 3D rendering, WebXR	XR entry, coordinate systems
`UI/UX`	Components, panels, interactions	Toolbars, modals, gestures
`AI`	AI features, prompts, generation	Widget generation, reflection
`INFRA`	Build, deploy, testing, CI/CD	Vite config, Playwright tests
`FIX`	Bug fixes, debugging sessions	XR issues, rendering bugs
`SKILL`	Claude Code skills created	Meta-documentation

documenting-project-history

Install Skill

SKILL.md